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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1925
Page
3
A garbled OCR note references Elks members, a meeting or event at a hall, and money tributes. It mentions a YWCA committee and a move toward Canton, with police and an injury noted. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
State workers demand a new four million dollar office building with better facilities at the capital. A meeting is set for June 16 to form the State Employees Beneficial Association, aiming to secure improved working conditions, including rest rooms and outward-swinging doors for safety, under a unified roof. Leaders pledge action from Governor Key and officials to expedite construction and proper accommodations for hundreds of employees.
Canton boys and girls contest to name a new lion arriving at Nimistra Park Zoo. Entries must be 16 or younger, with a winning name chosen by Lions Club judges. The prize is a large photograph of the lion. submissions due by Tuesday night via the coupon in the Canton Daily News.
An illustrated invitation urges children to enjoy a June 15 outing with free meals, rides, and classrooms. Boy and girl scouts serve as chaperones, aid in organization, first aid, and missing child recovery. Citizens are asked to follow directions and share kindness during the event.
The Northern Ohio Traction company issues a morning carloading plan for area schools. Cars depart promptly at 9 45 AM from designated points including Central High Second and Wells NW and Lehman High Oxford and 14th NW.
Massillon and Alliance school children will visit the News on Friday June 19 along with McKinley High pupils. Rural and suburban students also attend the event with coupons to be published June 17 and identification cards required.
Present this coupon or school ID to Canton Daily News representative at the lake entrance to receive a concession ticket strip for attractions. Use on Monday, June 15. Accompany your school, report at car loading promptly. cars depart 9:45 each morning. Uniformed scouts assist on and off. watch Daily News for schedules.
The Canton area parochial schools will travel by special cars for a Wednesday outing on June 17. Teachers and students from Canton public schools will join as dinner guests of the News at Lakeview hotel. Scouts will supervise grounds and a Sisters of the parochial schools group will attend the News dinner. The editor invites letters about the picnic and promises annual events with growing interest.
Local churches prepare Children's Day events with morning and evening exercises. Hundreds of children participate in tableaux recitations and music to support home and foreign mission work. The Charles Street and Pilgrims Missions plan a Thursday picnic at Nimisila Park with an open air meeting and out of town speakers.
Rev. Willis P. D. Mathias of Dayton will occupy the First Reformed church pulpit for three months during Rev. R. W. Blemker’s Europe and Holy Land tour. He preaches June 21 for the first time after graduating cum laude with a B D. He has held church and Y.M.C.A. roles and will assist at the Lake Geneva student conference this year.
The annual children missionary program at Zion Lutheran Dueberau and 9th St SW runs from 9 45 to 1 15 replacing school hours with missionary recitations songs and an orchestra. Evening service at 7 30 features a sermon on The Story of Samson and a full Children's Day program with plays solos and choristers.
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